St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-15
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
un the Chicago Board of Trade ALI the
Cereals Opened a Little
Higher.
However, the Speculative Demand Was
Not Heavy in ANY PartiCu-
lar Line.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Straightforward
Quotations.
Special to the Globe.


CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE grain market
opened firm and higher. The crowd felt
brilliant on wheat, and there was very little
property for sale at the start. The local
traders who had shorted the market yester-
day and Monday were anxious bidders and
advanced October sharply from 69asc to
GSs48697sc. Corn was firm with good
speculative inquiry. May opened at 1850,
with good trade at that figure. October
was traded on at 42l2Gl42ssc The black
board figures this morning were: Receipts
Wheat $500 bu: corn, 423, Asa bu.
Shipments-Wheat, 34,3O6 bu; corn, &c.,
3SS bu. The tone of the wheat mar
ket continued firm throughout the
session, and it would not have taken very
much stimulation to put the prices up. The
stimulant was lacking, however, and the adj
vance for which the market seemed espec-
tally ready did not occur. That is to say
prices did not go enough higher to count
October rose from 697s@70c December from
72SS@72s4c to 72Fse. and May from 7Ss4c to
1S7sc. BY ID O'Clock october was back to
69ssc, December to 727sc, and May to 1850
7Ss4c, with very light trade passing.
CABLES WERE DULL
and quoted a slight improvement in Cali
fornia and slight decline in Indias The
market remained unchanged however. The
on passage returns show decrease in guam
tity on passage to the continent and United
kingdom of !, 700, 900 bu as compared with
the previous week. Deliveries of home grown
wheat being heavy, this fact fails to frighten
the foreigners. The corn market remained
steady, with fluctuations within narrow linn
its. October ranged 42as@42ase, and May,
45l2@45S4c. Hutchinson was a free seller of
October, but there was good general
buying, and in the cash crowd car lots were
quoted within lac of September the fresh
arrivals being snapped up for immediate
shipment. The volumes of speculative bust.
ness was limited. Provisions ruled weak all
day, and the 1 o'clock range marks decline
of 212@5c in lard which was the weakest
article on the list. Ribs held steady, with
little doing. October ribs closed at So 90
and January at S645. October lard rested
at S6.47la and January at 6.57l2. Closing
prices: Wheat-September, 6s4sc; October,
69ssc; December, 72ssc; May, 7sl2c. Corn
September 424c; October 42Is@42ssc;
December, 42lS942t4c: May, 45ssc. Oats
September, 25lac; October, 25asc; May,
30isc. Pork-Year, 81. IS; January, $3.50.
lard-September, S6.45; October, 47Ia;
December, 40; May, S6.77l2. Ribs-Sep-
TENDER and October. s.. %.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Grains generally opened
firm on change to-day at about one point
better than the close of yesterday, but with
the exception of a little stir in the markets at
the opening, trading was very quiet. In the
wheat market no new features were pre-
scented. and about the only influence affect
ing the market was the reported further de-
crease in the quantity of wheat on passage
of !. 760,0G0 bu. This started little better
demand, and caused an advance from the
opening figure. 694s@69a4c for October to
There OlltSI6p
ever, and with moderate offerings prices
gradually settled back to 69ia9695sc and
closed at 695sc. Corn was Quet to-day, spec
ulatiye trading being light and fluctuations
limited TO l4c range. No new outside feat
uIeS were brought TO bear on the market, the
moderate selling of October by prominent
local trader being about the only feature
October opened at 42l2c, advanced to
opened at i55se. advanced to 45s4c and closed
at 45SS045l2c. Oats attracted only small
attendance OF operators and ruled quiet. A
very steady feeling prevailed and for future
deliveries prices were about the same to Isc
better than at yesterdays close. October sold
at 25SsG Usage, closing at 2534c. Provisions
had tendency to slowneSs on account of the
liberal receipts of hogs Price favored the
buyers, especially in the lard market Trad
ing was chiefly in October and January de-
HverieS. January pork sold mainly.at S12.50la
@12.55, but in the afternoon session declined
closing at $3.50. Lard was weak and I'M
The month opened at Sc. 52I2, advanced to
$685., declined with slight fluctuations and
closed about steady at S6.4712. Short ribs
opened trifiing stronger for the near deliv-
cries and prices were slightly advanced but
ruled easier before the close, leaving off at
the final figures of yesterday, except January,
which was a fraction lower.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading figures ranged as follows:
Nheat-No. =. September, 6Ss4c, closing at
6Sssc; October, 693sc, closing at 694sc;
November 71ssc, closing at 71c; December,
72$4c,. closing at 72ssc. Corn-No. 2, Septem-
closing at 42i4c; November, 425sc, closing at
42Ac: May, 45ssc, closing at 45sSc Oats
No. 2, September 2512e, closing at 25lsc;
October. 259se, closing at 259Se; November
soc. Mess pork. per barrel-Year, So. 20,
closing at S12.25; January, S12.55, closing
at $3.50. Lard, per 100 lbs.-September,
S6.52Is, closing at 6.47Es: october, Sc. 52ls,
$3.50 Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-September.
SS.92la, closing at 1895; October, So 92H2,
closing at s.. 90; December, So 40, closing at
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat-No. spring, esq.
@69c; No. 3 spring, 65@65l1c; No. 2 red,
5 5IG;o c ea 42ssc Oats oats-So. 2,
seed~prime, 81. 24@2.25. Mess pork. ' per
Dbl S15.25915.50. Lard. per 100 lbs,
$3.50. Short ribs sides Qoose), So 80. Shout,
ders. dry salted (boxedD, S5.25@5. IS.
Short clear sides (boxed), So. 3O@9 35.
" hisky-Distillers' finished goods, per gal,
S1.10. Sugar-Cut loaf, 67s@7c; granulated.
6s4e; standard A. 6asc. Receipts-Flour,
$4,000 bbls; wheat, 10000 bu; corn, 1875
900 bu; oats, 10000 bu; rye, 5000 bu;
barley. $4,000 blu. Shipments-Flour, 81,
600 pbls; wheat, "a. 900 bu; corn, SOC, 900
bu; oats, 10000 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley,
81, 600 bu. On the produce exchange to-day